Prison guards find $17 million of cocaine in box of donated fruit

Prison guards uncovered $17.8 million of cocaine hidden in a shipment of donated bananas.

>>Agents have discovered many other tricks of the smugglers' trade ...

PHOTOS: Smugglers' blues

Prison guards uncovered $17.8 million of cocaine hidden in a shipment of donated bananas.

>>Agents have discovered many other tricks of the smugglers' trade ...

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PHOTOS: Smugglers' blues

Prison guards uncovered $17.8 million of cocaine hidden in a shipment of donated bananas.

>>Agents have discovered many other tricks of the smugglers' trade ...

PHOTOS: Smugglers' blues

Prison guards uncovered $17.8 million of cocaine hidden in a shipment of donated bananas.

>>Agents have discovered many other tricks of the smugglers' trade ...

Photo: TDCJ

Prison guards find $17 million of cocaine in box of donated fruit

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It was a fruitful morning for a pair of prison guards who uncovered some monkey business when they spotted $17.8 million of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of bananas donated to the Texas prison system.

Two sergeants at the Scott Unit set out on Friday morning to pick up two pallets of already-ripe fruit - 45 banana-filled boxes - from the Ports of America in Freeport.

When they arrived to grab up their load, they found one of the boxes felt different from the rest.